For most of 2018, ZTE endured a heap of trouble with the United States government. Citing mistrust and cybersecurity, the government barred the company’s operations in the country. In effect, ZTE’s operations in the mobile industry screeched to a halt.
Despite the stoppage, the company still churned out plans for future releases. Now, after the penalty’s lift, ZTE is back in business. First order of business: teasing out oodles of upcoming phone models, including a new Nubia phone.
A sub-brand of ZTE, Nubia accesses a market hitherto untouched by its parent company — the gaming market. Recently, the Nubia Red Magic turned heads in the industry. Now, only a few months removed from the phone, Nubia is ready to launch another model in the same series.
Posted through Chinese social network Weibo, Nubia surprised users with a teaser for an upcoming release — the Red Magic 2.
Among other things, the Red Magic 2 offers incremental but substantial upgrades over its predecessor. From the little information proffered by the teaser, the smartphone will come with the new Snapdragon 845 processor and 10GB of RAM. For comparison, the original Red Magic had the Snapdragon 835 chipset and only 8GB of RAM.
Besides what’s under the hood, the Red Magic 2 will also get air and liquid cooling, 3D surround sound, and an enigmatic 4D gaming feature. Being a teaser, Nubia’s announcement limits the information it provides regarding these additional developments.
However, based on the information that we do know, the Red Magic 2 is a direct response to the Xiaomi Black Shark Helo. Announced just a few days ago, Xiaomi’s own gaming phone line also carries the new Snapdragon 845 and 10GB of RAM. Currently, the Black Shark Helo (and now, the Red Magic 2) is the world’s first phone with that amount of RAM.
Unlike Xiaomi, ZTE’s release is taking more time to marinate before launch. The teaser does not indicate when the phone will come out. For now, Nubia’s “coming soon” promise bodes well for the rebounding company.
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